Trolley-line anchor.



L. A. HAUSLER.

TROhLEY LINE ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25. 1915.

1,147,799. Patented July 27, 1915.

LOUIS A. HAUSLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TROLLEY-LINE ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters iE atent.

Patented July 27, 1915.

Application filed February 25, 1915'. Serial No. 1 0,401.

To all whom it may] concern Be it known that I, LOUIS A. HAUsLi n, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trolley-Line Anchors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that character of fishing tackle known as a trolley line anchor and the object thereof is to produce a simple, efiicient and comparatively inexpensive anchor of this kind.

My anchor is characterized more particularly by the provision of flukes which are pivoted to the outer end of the stock or shank of the anchor and held in normal or extended position by means of a breakpin with the result that in case the anchor is caught upon a rock, snag or other obstruction, the pin will break and thereby permit the flukes to collapse upon themselves and enable the anchor to be cleared. After returning the fiukes to their normal position and inserting a new break-pin the anchor is again ready for use. Heretofore anchors of this description had been so made that it was impossible to withdraw them when once caught upon an obstruction inasmuch as the anchor would remain caught and the line break so that the anchor would be lost.

As is well known, trolley line anchors are used to anchor a trolley line which is of course a heavy fish line used as the line for a trolley which runs down the line by gravity carrying the hooks and bait, the anchor being thrown out into the water and anchoring itself upon the bottom. After the fishing is completed the trolley is pulled in and the anchor is thereupon pulled in but trouble is often experienced in the catching-of the anchor upon an obstruction from which in many cases it is impossible to release it with the consequent loss of the entire anchor and frequently a portion of the line.

It is the object of my invention to overcome this objection and to permit the with drawal of the anchor in all cases when caught.

In the drawing Figure 1 is an elevation of my anchor showing the flukes in extended condition; Fig. 2 is a similar view but showing the flukes' in their collapsedposition, the full lines showing the fiukes in their collapsed position in direct alinement with the shank, and the dotted lines the position of the fiukes incollapsed position and at an angle to the shank; Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on the line 33 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. ii a perspective of one of the flakes; Fig. 5 is a section on the irregular line 55 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the particular embodiment of my invention as herein shown, the anchor comprises a stock or shank 1, having near one end a cross bar 2 and at its outer end two similar fiukes 3 curved as shown and pivoted within the bifurcated outer end of the shank by means of a pivot pin 4. The inner ends of these flukes overlap at a point within said bifurcated end of the shank and are each provided with holes 3- which register with each other and with similar holes 1 passing through the two portions of said bifurcated end, said register taking place when the flukes are in their normal or extended position as shown in Fig. 1. The inner ends of the'flukes are also provided with shoulders 3 which bear against the sides of the outer end of the shank when the flukes are in their extended position shown in Fig. 1, such shoulders limiting the inward'swinging movement of the fiukes.

The flukes are held in their normal or extended position by means of a break-pin 5, which may be of any suitable breakable or frangible material such as wood, lead or the like so that when either or both fiukes are caught on an obstruction and the line (not shown) which is secured to the inner end of the shank is pulled the pin will break, thereby permitting the flukes to collapse upon each other and also with respect to the shank as shown in Fig. 2. The flukes are separate and independent but are pivoted on the same axis 4 with the result that they are adapted to swing in their collapsible position to different angles with respect to the shank, thereby permitting a very wide range of clearance with respect to the obstruction encountered. It is found in practice that a wooden pin is sufficient to serve as a breakpin, even an ordinary match which is always at hand. The anchor after being withdrawn can be restored to its normal operative position by inserting a new break-pin in place of the broken one.

7 cooperating with the flukes to hold them in My anchor is very simple in Construction and inexpensive of manufacture, and is, moreover, very efficient and reliable in use.

I claim:

1. A trolley line anchor comprising a stock or shank, flukes pivoted thereto, and a frangible pin cooperating with the flukes to hold them in normal extended condition.

2. A trolley line anchor comprising a stock or shank, two separate flukes pivoted thereto on the same axis, and a frangible pin normal extended condition.

3. A trolley llne anchor coinpr1s1ng a stock or shank, two separate fiukes pivoted thereto and having overlapping inner end portions, and a frangible pin passing through the shank and said end portions to hold the flukes in normal extended condition.

4:. A trolley line anchor comprising a stock or shank having a bifurcated outer end, two separate fiukes whose inner' ends are received in said bifurcated end and are pivoted thereto and a frangible pin passing through the said end of the shank and through said ends of the fiukes.

5. A trolley line anchor comprising a stock or shank having a bifurcated outer end, two separate flukes having their inner ends overlapping and pivoted to said end of the shank, said ends of the flukes being received within the bifurcated end of the shank, and a frangible pin passing through the shank and through said overlapping ends of the flukes.

6. A trolley line anchor comprising a stock or shank having a bifurcated outer end, two separate flukes having their inner ends overlapping and pivoted to said end of the shank, said ends of the fiukes being received within the bifurcated end of the shank and provided with a shoulder to abut the sides of the shank when the flukes are in normal or extended condition and thereby limit the inward movement of the flukes, and a frangible pin passing through the shank and through said overlapping ends of the flukes.

7. A trolley line anchor comprising a stock or shank, two separate flukes pivoted on the outer end of the shank and arranged to collapse upon each other and to swing on such outer end of the shank, and a frangible pin cooperating with the flukes to hold them in normal or extended condition.

8. A trolley line anchor comprising a stock or shank, flukes pivoted thereto and arranged to fold outwardly and upon each other away from the stock, and frangible means cooperating with the flukes to hold them in normal extended condition but arranged to break and thereby permit the fiukes to fold outwardly. I i

. LOUIS A. HAUSLER.

Witnesses:

' S. E; HIBBEN,

ROBERT DOBBERMAN.

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Washington, D. G. 

